MEDIA ADVISORY, Tuesday, June 19, 2007
CONYERS AND STARK WELCOME MICHAEL MOORE TO CAPITOL HILL
Press Conference, Briefing to Address For-Profit Health Care and the Crisis of the Uninsured
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark (CA-13) will on Wednesday welcome Academy-Award winning director Michael Moore for a press conference and briefing on the for-profit health care system and the tens of millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans.
WHO:
* Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers
* Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark
* Academy-Award winning director Michael Moore
* Additional Members invited.
WHAT: Press Conference and Briefing
The briefing will be conducted in a hearing-style format. Clips from “Sicko,” Moore’s new movie, will be screened.
WHERE: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN:
* 1:30 p.m. Press Conference
* 2:00 p.m. Briefing
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